Here is the place faculty districts alongside the Wasatch Entrance are serving up free meals this summer time

SALT LAKE CITY — As summer time break kicks off and plenty of college students rejoice of their newfound freedom, a darker actuality rests below the floor of all of the enjoyable that comes with summer time.

For thousands and thousands of Okay-12 college students throughout the nation, that actuality is meals insecurity. Households could also be pressured to scramble, and even forgo sure expenditures, as meals their college students obtained in the course of the faculty yr aren’t as constant or accessible, leaving them struggling to make ends meet.

Because of this summer time is usually the hungriest time of the yr for teenagers, and Utah is definitely no exception.

One in 6 Utah youngsters faces starvation, in line with Feeding America, and in 2023, 32.3% of Okay-12 college students participated in some kind of free and diminished meal program, in line with the Annie E. Casey Basis.

And whereas pandemic-era applications and waivers that equipped meals to college students and households have principally dried up, faculty districts throughout the Beehive State are doing what they’ll to supply meals for college students all through the summer time.

Here is a have a look at when and the place meals are being served in your district and how one can entry them.

Weber College District

Weber College District will open the doorways of six colleges for its summer time lunch program:

• Burch Creek Elementary, 4300 Madison Ave., South Ogden
• Pioneer Elementary, 250 N. 1600 West, Ogden
• Lakeview Elementary, 2025 W. 5000 South, Roy
• North Park Elementary, 4046 S. 2175 West, Roy
• Riverdale Elementary, 1160 W. 4400 South, Riverdale
• Washington Terrace Elementary, 20 E. 4600 South, Ogden

Kicked off Monday, this system will run by means of July 26 and happen Monday by means of Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Lunch will likely be free to all youngsters 18 years previous and youthful, and adults can get a meal for $4.25.

This system will likely be closed for holidays on June 17, July 4-5 and July 24.

Extra data might be discovered right here.

Davis College District

Simply south of Weber College District, the Davis College District additionally launched its summer time meal program on Monday.

The district will likely be providing free lunch to anybody below 18 on Monday by means of Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at:

• Adelaide Elementary, 731 W. 3600 South, Bountiful
• Antelope Elementary, 1810 S. Most important, Clearfield
• Crestview Elementary, 185 W. Golden Ave., Layton
• Doxey Elementary, 944 N. 250 West, Sundown
• Fairfield Junior Excessive, 951 N. Fairfield Avenue, Kaysville
• Holt Elementary, 448 N. 1000 West, Clearfield
• Millcreek Junior Excessive, 245 E. 1000 South, Bountiful
• Sundown Elementary, 2014 N. 250 West, Sundown
• Vae View Elementary, 1750 W. 1600 North, Layton
• Vista Schooling Campus, 97 S. 200 East, Farmington
• Wasatch Elementary, 210 Heart, Clearfield
• West Bountiful Elementary, 500 N. 800 West, West Bountiful

Along with these 12 websites, these 4 colleges will serve lunch Monday by means of Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:

• Lincoln Elementary, 591 Antelope Drive, Layton
• Meadowbrook Elementary, 695 N. 325 West, Bountiful
• South Clearfield Elementary, 990 E. 700 South, Clearfield
• Whitesides Elementary, 233 Colonial Avenue, Layton

The Monday by means of Thursday websites will function by means of July 25, and the Monday by means of Friday websites will function by means of July 26. All websites will likely be closed for the vacations on June 17, July 4-5 and July 24.

Extra particulars might be discovered right here.

Salt Lake Metropolis College District

The Salt Lake Metropolis College District will supply free meals to anybody 18 and below all through the summer time at a plethora of areas, a few of that are open to the general public.

Lunch will likely be served every weekday from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday to Aug. 9 at:

• Salt Lake Metropolis Public Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Fairmont Park, 1040 E. Sugarmont Drive, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Jordan Park, 900 W. Dalton Ave., Salt Lake Metropolis
• Liberty Park, 600 Harvey Milk Blvd., Salt Lake Metropolis
• Meadows Group Park, 1920 W. 400 North, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Riverside Park, 739 N. 1400 West, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Sherwood Park, 1400 W. 400 South, Salt Lake Metropolis

Moreover, the Sorenson Heart, 855 California Ave., will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday by means of Friday from June 10 to Aug. 2.

The district can even have 14 faculty websites open for each breakfast and lunch Monday by means of Thursday all through the summer time. These websites will open on June 5 and run till July 18.

Breakfast will likely be served from 8 a.m. to eight:45 a.m. with lunch following from 11 a.m. to midday at:

• Backman Elementary, 601 N. 1500 West, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Edison Elementary, 430 S. Cheyenne Avenue, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Escalante Elementary, 1810 W. 900 North, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Franklin Elementary, 1115 W. 300 South, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Liberty Elementary, 1085 S. Roberta Avenue, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Mountain View Elementary, 1380 Navajo Avenue, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Newman Elementary, 1269 W. Colorado Avenue, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Nibley Park Elementary, 2785 S. 800 East, Salt Lake Metropolis
• North Star Elementary, 1545 W. Morton Drive, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Parkview Elementary, 970 W. Emery Avenue, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Rose Park Elementary, 1105 W. 1000 North, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Washington Elementary, 420 N. 200 West, Salt Lake Metropolis
• Whittier Elementary, 1600 S. 300 East, Salt Lake Metropolis

West Excessive College, 241 N. 300 West, will function on a barely totally different schedule, serving breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m., with lunch from 11 a.m. to midday, June 5 by means of Aug. 1.

Extra particulars concerning Salt Lake Metropolis College District’s summer time meal plan might be discovered right here.

Jordan College District

Within the Jordan College District, college students may have the prospect to get free “sizzling, selfmade meals” this summer time by means of the district’s summer time meals service program.

The free meals will likely be obtainable at:

• Majestic Elementary, 7430 S. Redwood Street, West Jordan
• Heartland Elementary, 1451 W. 7000 South, West Jordan
• Westvale Elementary, 2300 W. Gardner Lane, West Jordan
• Columbia Elementary, 3505 W. 7800 South, West Jordan
• Joel P. Jensen Center College, 8105 S. 3200 West, West Jordan

Breakfast service begins at 8:30 a.m. and goes till 9:30 a.m., with lunch operating from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday by means of Friday from June 3 to Aug. 2.

These searching for extra details about Jordan College District’s summer time meal program can discover it right here.

Murray Metropolis College District

The Murray Metropolis College District is participating within the U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer season Choice and can begin shelling out breakfasts and lunches on June 10.

The district will likely be serving meals at:

• Horizon Elementary, 5180 S. 700 West, Murray
• Liberty Elementary, 140 W. 6100 South, Murray
• Parkside Elementary, 5175 S. Parkside Drive, Murray
• Hillcrest Junior Excessive, 178 E. 5300 South, Murray
• Hunters Woods Flats, 4924 S. Murray Blvd. Murray
• Frontgate Flats, 4623 S. City Method, Murray

Breakfast will run from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. with lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Further data might be discovered right here.

Canyons College District

4 colleges in Canyons College District will likely be serving breakfast and lunch from June 3 to July 31 as a part of the the USDA’s Summer season Meals Service Program. Anybody 18 and below is eligible to obtain meals at no cost.

“It is a program for all youngsters. You do not must be enrolled in Canyons District, and even dwell inside our boundaries, to benefit from these summer time meals,” mentioned Sebasthian Varas, the district’s diet companies director, in an announcement.

The meals will likely be served with breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at:

• East Midvale Elementary, 6990 S. 300 East, Midvale
• Midvale Elementary, 7830 S. Chapel Avenue, Midvale
• Sandy Elementary, 8725 S. 280 East, Sandy
• Copperview Elementary, 8449 S. Monroe Avenue, Midvale

Just like the beforehand listed districts, there will likely be no meal service on June 17, July 4 and July 24.

Extra data is obtainable right here.

Granite College District

Salt Lake County’s largest faculty district will likely be serving free lunch to anybody 18 or below by means of the Seamless Summer season Choice meals service program.

The district will likely be serving meals at 21 totally different areas, all of that are open Monday although Friday from June 3 to Aug. 2.

Adults may have the prospect to buy meals for $3. Extra data on Granite College District’s free summer time lunch program might be discovered right here.

Alpine College District

The largest faculty district within the Beehive State will likely be serving breakfast and lunch at 9 areas all through Utah County this summer time.

Alpine’s program is shorter than others, although, as all websites will function from June 3 to June 28.

Adults will be capable to buy breakfast for $2 and lunch for $5.

Extra data might be discovered right here.

Provo Metropolis College District

The Provo Metropolis College District will likely be working its summer time meal program by means of the USDA’s Summer season Youngster Vitamin Program and it’ll begin June 3, operating Monday by means of Thursday.

Websites collaborating within the meal program embrace:

• Franklin Elementary, 350 S. 600 West, Provo
• Provo Peak Elementary, 665 E. Heart Avenue, Provo
• Spring Creek Elementary, 1740 Nevada Ave, Provo
• Sundown View Elementary, 520 W. 600 South, Provo
• Timpanogos Elementary, 449 N. 500 West, Provo
• Independence Elementary, 636 Independence Ave, Provo
• Provo Excessive College, 1199 Lakeshore Drive, Provo

Breakfast will likely be served from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. with lunch following from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Meals is not going to be supplied on June 19 and July 4.

Extra particulars in regards to the Provo Metropolis College District’s summer time meal program might be discovered right here.